Alser BM Puerto Sagunto return to winning ways

Alser BM Puerto Sagunto defeated BM Antequera 26-25 in Friday’s match, played in front of a packed Ovni with Nou 2’s cameras broadcasting live.

Each team dominated one half. In the first, Antequera looked sharper, particularly thanks to Rafa Baena, who scored nine goals from ten attempts and was Antequera’s main attacking threat, well supported by Chelu Cid with seven goals. Defensively, both teams looked very solid, and only Jorge Martínez’s greater contribution in goal made the first half favour the visitors. Half-time: 11-14 to the Andalusians.

The second half brought a change in the red-and-white side’s fortunes, with Prce repeatedly finding the Antequera goal; ten goals from thirteen attempts were his contribution. David Bruixola added 10 saves, while the grit of local player Rubén Ruiz and Iker Serrano in attack, providing blocks for Prce, also proved decisive. In this second half, the Antequera players also felt the effects of their six-hour bus journey on the same day, although the home team could not take the lead until the 15th minute of the half.

The final minutes were remarkably intense, with the score changing hands, and a penetration by Rubén Ruiz in the 28th minute of the second half made it 26-25, which remained the final score despite two shots saved by Bruixola: one from Basic in the 29th minute and another from Vigo as the clock reached zero, from a free throw that took an age to take and which the officials even ordered to be retaken because Baena insisted on making everyone nervous without succeeding.

In summary, it was a more intense match than expected, given how little was at stake, although Antequera once again demonstrated their impeccable attitude on court, while Alser earned, for one more night, the unanimous applause of a fanbase devoted to this Valencian sporting project, which will remain in Asobal next year.

 

Alser BM Puerto Sagunto: Peg and Bruixola. Backovic (1), Serrano (3), Ruiz (2), Sifre (3), Tarrasó (3), Prce (10), Sánchez, Nebot, Ángel (1), Bauer, Dukic and Latorre.

 

BM Antequera: Yeray and Jorge. Stefanovic, Soto, Moya, Curkovic (1), Bakic, Ramos, Vigo (1), Morales (3), Vujovic, Baena (9), Cid (7) and Campos (1).

 

Referees: Fernández and Rodriguez. The home players Prce, Backovic, Duckic and Angel were excluded, as were the visitors Stefanovic, Curkovic, Ramos and Baena.

Municipal Internucleos Pavilion “Ovni”. 1,500 spectators.

Score every 5 minutes: 2-3, 4-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-11, 11-14. Half-time. 12-16, 15-18, 19-21, 22-24, 24-24, 26-25. Full-time

 

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.